1) The nerve gas Sarin, which was released in a Tokyo subway station in 1996, has a molecular formula of C4H10PO2F. You are a detective that has just isolated an unknown, "suspicious" compound in a raid. You are asked to determine if it is Sarin. To do so, you combust a 10.0g sample of this compound. In this reaction, some of the atoms in sarin will combine together with oxygen to make new molecules. 15.6g CO2 and 6.4g H2O are produced in this reaction, along with other products. Using numerical calculations, prove that this compound cannot be Sarin. Explain your reasoning clearly. (Problem developed by Logan M. McCarty)

1) The nerve gas Sarin, which was released in a Tokyo subway station in 1996, has a molecular formula of C4H10PO2F. You are a detective that has just isolated an unknown, "suspicious" compound in a raid. You are asked to determine if it is Sarin. To do so, you combust a 10.0g sample of this compound. In this reaction, some of the atoms in sarin will combine together with oxygen to make new molecules. 15.6g CO2 and 6.4g H2O are produced in this reaction, along with other products. Using numerical calculations, prove that this compound cannot be Sarin. Explain your reasoning clearly. (Problem developed by Logan M. McCarty)

Chemistry

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

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